Where does “s'loo” come from?

s'loo (Manx) comes from Manx s’, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “s'loo”, step by step

s'loo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx s’

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxs’—
2Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
3Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Manx loo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxloocomparative degree of beg
2Old Irishlugucomparative degree of bec
3Old IrishlaigiuAlternative form of lugu
4Proto-Celtic*lagyūs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →